If you like Sherlock Holmes, there is very little of Sherlock Holmes in this series, from what I can see. It is really about four of his Baker Street irregulars, that he would have help him in spying for him. And, after all, that is what it says on the tin...I mean the book cover.

So, this is more like reading a Dicken's story, rather than one of Sherlock Holmes, which the group getting into saving girls from being forced into slavery, and working with Russian revolutionaries. Very boys adventure sort of thing.

Truth be told, I was rather bored with it. I guess I wanted more Sherlock Holmes. It all seemed as though it were written by someone from the 21st Century, who had read Dickens, and imagined how it must be like.

My suggestion? Read Dickens and Sherlock Holmes books instead. If you like boy adventures, I guess this is ok, but not much mystery involved here.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

The graphics were obviously the first thing that pulled me in. They are so detailed and truly recreated the essence of 1800s London’s East End. The children are these adorable scamps that looked like something out of Oliver Twist. I think Doyle would be proud actually at how well this time period of England and his characters were captured in a graphic novel format.

The story was well plotted and interesting. I felt the authors did a great job encapsulating the characterizations of the Baker Street Irregulars within these pages.

The dialogue was well written and seemed appropriate for the time period. I think the old English style phrases and sentence structure might be a little hard for the average person to understand but if you stick with it the story is actually good. Have to admit coming from an Irish family I was a little annoyed at the derogatory uses towards the Irish but when it comes to British stories, especially during this time period, it comes with the territory so you have to let it go and realize the authors are being true towards historical facts and not racist. In that vein they created believable characters for the Baker Streets to interact with for their story.

This is a unique idea focusing on the Irregulars because when it comes to Holmes his story has been told so often and in so many different variations but rarely with any emphasis on this adorable group of mini-spies.